Sylvia was born in Lima Perú and formerly a professional ballet dancer. She received extensive training in ballet, modern dance, music and ballet history from Juilliard School of Dance NY with a BFA in Dance from the School of the Arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She got her Fitness Trainer Certification from ACSM and trained exclusively with Master Teacher Romana Kryzanowska in the Classical Method in 1995 and graduated in 1996.

She is certified in Gyrotonics, Xtend Barre, TRX and Redcord method. Sylvia has worked for the Nashville Ballet for 8 years, Kim Dayani Center at Vanderbilt for 12 years and joined the Power Pilates team in 2004 and became a teacher trainer for them in 2006.

She has worked with every range of physical ability, from professional dancers, ice skaters, competitive tri-athletes to those recovering from MS, Fibromyalgia, heart attack, back and knee surgery and hip and knee replacement.